ouaille

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French oaille, from earlier oeille (with the ending subsequently matched to the suffix -aille), from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Noun

ouaille f (plural ouailles)

  1. (archaic) sheep
    1. (specifically) ewe
  2. (in the plural) flock (of sheep, or the people looked after by a Christian pastor)

See also

Etymology 2

See ouais.

Adverb

ouaille

  1. (informal) yeah, yep, yup

Interjection

ouaille

  1. (informal) yeah, yep, yup
Synonyms

References

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